by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 13, 2019 | Travel
Karen has been on a quest to find tasty peaches since we sampled some of Georgia’s finest on our July vacation. My attempts to buy comparable produce from the local, big-box grocers failed. Saturday (8-10-19) we hit the road in search of prime peaches. Ms. Dori...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 3, 2019 | Travel
There are so many wonderful waterfalls and beautiful hiking trails in Northeast Georgia that we barley scratched the surface. Our summer vacation was a fast-paced adventure that left us in awe of Nature’s handiwork in this area.
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 31, 2019 | Travel
We drove to Chattanooga, Tennessee on Saturday (7-20-2019) for a week of hiking in the Appalachian Mountains. The forecast called for overcast and deluges. The skies were gloomy but the rain failed to amount to much. By Tuesday, the weather was perfect for woods...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 8, 2019 | Travel
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve is near Taxahaw, SC about an hour’s drive south from Charlotte. We set out Sunday (7-7-19) to hike what geologists call a “granite flatrock.”
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 5, 2019 | Travel
Legends about Daniel Boone abound. In 1750 when Daniel was 16, his father moved their large family from Pennsylvania to the Yadkin Valley of North Carolina. There are several small caverns in his namesake park. On Saturday (6-22-19) we set out to hike in Daniel...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 30, 2019 | Travel
On Sunday (6-16-19) Karen and I left Logan and drove south through Salt Lake City. Karen had to work Monday and Tuesday in Sandy, UT and we stayed two nights in a hotel there. But, Sunday was a day for play. I left downtown in time to meet Karen after work and took...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 23, 2019 | Events, Travel
After a rough ride on a delayed flight to Salt Lake City, UT we arrived at 2:00AM Friday (6-14-19). Karen and I crashed at the Tru by Hilton near the airport for the remainder of a restless night before driving to Logan, Utah....
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jun 4, 2019 | Events, North Carolina, Travel
Saturday, June 1, 2019 was the annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day and Carolina Thread Trail hosted a celebration on the Goat Island Greenway in Cramerton, NC. It was not an average day of hiking for us. We mixed a festival with a nice stroll in...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 23, 2019 | North Carolina, Travel
On Saturday (5-18-19) Karen and I set out to do some hiking at McGalliad Falls Park in Valdese, NC. Karen saw pretty pictures of the place in a photo shoot and we were looking for a new location to explore. We didn’t get to hike much, but we had a great time and...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | May 22, 2019 | North Carolina
Karen’s mom Helen came to visit us for Mother’s Day weekend and we kept her dance card full. Charlotte celebrated its 250th anniversary this year. The year-long celebration of CLT250 was a festival of music, food and art called “SHOUT!” that...
